Chippewa Falls,WI : Names released in Chippewa County fatal crash on may, Saturday 27th 2017
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Officials have released the names of the four people killed in a two-vehicle accident Saturday evening in Chippewa County.
Killed in the crash were Mikaila S. Toske, 23, Eau Claire, Raven A. Ellin, 21, Eau Claire, Jonathan J. Jorgensen, 36, Eau Claire, and Kristine J. Kummer, 46, Medford.
Toske, Ellin and Jorgensen were passengers in a van driven by Cara L. Stevens, 23, Eau Claire. Kummer was a passenger in a pick-up truck driven by David J. Kummer, 47, Medford.
Other passengers in the pickup truck were Cody J. Kummer, 26, of Medford, Michael A. Molitor, 60, Medford, and Nicole A. Rooni, 32, Medford.
All injured parties were taken to hospitals in Eau Claire.
According to Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk, the crash occurred at 5:02 p.m. at the intersection of Highways G and 64 — roughly halfway between Cornell and Gilman. Kowalczyk said the northbound Chrysler Pacifica either failed to yield or ran a stop sign at Highway 64, and it struck the westbound truck.
The accident is being investigated by the sheriff’s department and the Wisconsin State Patrol.
Second crash
A Hayward woman died after a two-vehicle head-on crash in St. Croix County. Seven others were injured.
The crash occurred at 11:03 a.m. Saturday on Highway 64 in the town of Forest. The highway was closed for about four hours after the crash.
Ellen L. Gordon, 59, was pronounced dead at the scene by the St. Croix County medical examiner. She was wearing a seat belt.
Gordon’s passenger, 49-year-old Sheila A. Barber of Couderay, was flown to Regions Hospital in St. Paul.
According to the sheriff’s office, Gordon was driving a Ford Fusion, which collided with a Ford truck, driven by 46-year-old Darren L. Smith of Glenwood City. The preliminary indications are that Gordon’s westbound car crossed the center line and struck Smith’s eastbound truck. Both vehicles came to a stop in the road.
Smith was taken to Westfields Hospital & Clinic in New Richmond with injuries. Also in Smith’s truck were JoAnn M. Smith, 55, Judith L. Coyer, 74, Denise L. Smith, 51, all of Glenwood City, along with William W. Wolff, 52, and Deanna L. Wolff, 54, both of Adrian, Mo. They were all taken to area hospitals with injuries.
The sheriff’s office is asking anyone who witnessed the crash to call law enforcement at 715-386-4701.
This is the fifth traffic fatality in the county this year.
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Names released in Chippewa County fatal crash